存在
cúnzài
to exist
Part of speech · verb
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Examples
- 这个问题确实存在。This problem really exists.
- 宇宙中是否存在其他生命?Does other life exist in the universe?
Collocations
存在问题客观存在普遍存在存在差异
Mnemonic
存 cún "to exist/keep" + 在 zài "to be present": both mean "to be", together "to exist". Used as ① a verb "to exist" ② a noun "existence". 存在问题 = problems exist. Opposite of 消失 (to vanish).
Related
现存具有存有消失
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